Offences and Resources Under FOIPPA
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An employee or director of a public body or its service provider who discloses personal information in ways not permitted by the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIPPA) commits an offence.
Anyone working for a government body who finds out about an unauthorized disclosure of personal information is required to tell their employer. They are also required to report a demand for disclosure that comes from outside Canada. Failure to do this is an offence.
An individual who commits these offences could
be fined up to $2,000. A service provider (including an individual service
provider) to a government body may be fined up to $25,000. A corporation may be
fined up to $500,000.
If you believe that there has been an improper disclosure of personal
information by a government body or its service provider, you should report it
to the Office of the Information and Privacy
Commissioner.
More generally, if anyone misleads or obstructs the Commissioner in the performance of his or her duties or fails to comply with an order made by the Commissioner or an Adjudicator, that person commits an offence and is liable to a fine of up to $5,000.
Other Resources under FOIPPA
The website of the Office of the Chief Information Officer of BC contains many links to useful government forms, guidelines, policies and directives. In addition, you will find links to the legislation, procedures, standards, statistics, research reports and more.
The Ministry of Citizens Services has created a lengthy and detailed Policies and Procedures Manual for use by Freedom of Information coordinators in public bodies. The Manual is a useful tool for understanding what the coordinators are required to do to respond to your request, and may guide you in understanding how the response system works.
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